Digital Government

Why Spend a Billion Dollars to Map the Human Brain?

Barack Obama announced an initiative yesterday that involves significant government investment in neuroscience. So begins the international race to understand the brain.

Digital Government

Report Paints Bleak Picture of Federal Employment In Wake of Sequester

Private sector appears to be doing better, based on a Gallup analysis.

Emerging Tech

Merge the Dakotas and Ban Butterscotch Candies?

More fun with We the People petitions, courtesy of Comedy Central's Daniel Tosh.

Digital Government

Congress questions SBA spending

House Small Business chairman voices concern that "core functions" could suffer while money is spent on unnecessary travel and activities.

Digital Government

What's the story with Richard Spires?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Digital Government

Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer

He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.

Cybersecurity

Major virtual piggybank pickpocketed

Financial Services // Social Media // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Home healthcare provider robbed of unencrypted laptop

Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // Florida, United States

Cybersecurity

Hospital employees use camera phone to sell patient data

Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States

People

Roger Baker joins Agilex

Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.

Digital Government

VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent

The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.

Ideas

Lawmakers to the Public: Follow Me

Members of Congress increasingly are Tweeting and posting on Facebook, according to a new report.

Digital Government

Three-Quarters of Military Brain Injuries Attributed to Accidents

Determination of battlefield TBI cases flawed by insufficient data.

Digital Government

White House Advances Controversial Nuclear Incident Response Guide

New approach is expected to relax long-held cleanup standards.

Emerging Tech

U.S. Mint Wants to Modernize its Lucrative Commemorative Coin Business

The new system should be equipped for emerging customer relations tools such as mobile and online chat.

Cybersecurity

Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark

Defense Department officials say initial reports indicate a hardware failure is to blame.

Digital Government

Obama seeks funds to speed neurological research

The federal government's key science agencies are collaborating in ambitious research effort.

Emerging Tech

Twitter Diplomacy Hits the Big Time

The Egyptian president tweeted angrily at the U.S. embassy Tuesday for promoting a Daily Show riff that criticized him.

Cybersecurity

Industry to government: We need help with cybersecurity

Infrastructure execs call for more coordination between agencies and private-sector stakeholders.

Digital Government

What does international law mean for cyber warfare?

As DOD determines rules of cyber engagement, a NATO-commissioned manual offers guidance of a different sort.